On October 3, 2025, Minneapolis Police Officers responded to a theft report at Lunds & Byerly's, [ADDRESS REDACTED] Southeast, Minneapolis, Hennepin County. Asset Protection Officer E. C. Reported that two known prolific shoplifters entered Lunds & Byerly's against an August 31, 2025, Trespass Notice. At approximately 9:44 P.M., E. C. Observed JUAN MANUEL MORALES VELAQUEZ, Defendant herein, and Christina Cardenas enter Lunds & Byerly's. Both individuals took several food and drink items and then proceeded to the aisle where paper products are sold.
They were then confronted by the store supervisor. The Defendant and Cardenas then left the store without paying for the items they were carrying that totaled $115.18. The Defendant has been issued a valid trespass notice and has been geographically restricted from Lunds and Byerly's in open case files. The Defendant currently has six (6) open felony cases for thefts and burglaries from Lunds & Byerly's. The Defendant is charged in case file 27-CR-25-25858 where on October 3, 2025, at 6:06 A.M., the same day as this case file in the morning, the Defendant and Cardenas returned to Lunds and Byerly's Downtown Minneapolis and stole $144.16 worth of merchandise and entered the store against the trespass notice.
The Defendant is also charged in pending prosecutor file 25A12172 where the Defendant and Cardenas returned to the store at 6:44 P.M. This 9:44 P.M. Incident was the third time in one day that the Defendant entered the store and stole items. The Defendant has a prior conviction for Simple Robbery in case file 27-CR-23-7809. The Defendant is currently in custody.
